06/04/2021 | During the online Western Indian Ocean (WIO) Regional Science to Policy Dialogue, organised recently by the Nairobi Convention in collaboration with the Western Indian Ocean Marine Science Association (WIOMSA), ZMT contributed to the topics of...
24/03/2021 | This year, the Girls / Boys Day (also Future Day) will take place throughout Germany on April 22. The ZMT participates with a digital offer on our learning platform Moodle for students of grades 7 to 9 (age 13 to 16): We will introduce you to...
25/02/2021 | On March 18, Leibniz researchers will answer questions on topics that touch everyday life. "Book a Scientist. Book a Scientist" offers a unique chance to talk to an expert from the Leibniz Association for 25 minutes. What does hip-hop sound like in...
17/02/2021 | Extensive aquaculture areas along coasts are very common in Southeast Asia. A new study shows that human-produced nitrogen enters the adjacent coastal sea through the discharge of large amounts of untreated wastewater. There, it not only leads to...
03/02/2021 | In the past half century more than 50% of the world’s mangroves were lost as a result of land use change, exploitation, coastal development and climate change. Even though recent trends give rise to careful optimism, the destruction of mangroves...
The Leibniz Centre for Tropical Marine Research (ZMT) is co-organiser of the international science conference "ECSA 58 - EMECS 13: Estuaries and Coastal Seas in the Anthropocene - Structure, Functions, Ecosystem Services and Management", which will take...
02/02/2021 | The Senckenberg-Museum Frankfurt will open the new thematic room "Coral Reef" in summer 2021 as part of a their new refurbishment. The Leibniz Centre for Tropical Marine Research (ZMT) is contributing scientific know-how to the new exhibition....
01/02/2021 | Five research institutes of the Leibniz Association have joined forces to form the Leibniz Research Network “Knowledge for Sustainable Development”. In this way, they bundle their competencies with the aim to further developments in the...
26/01/2021 | A new study in the prestigious journal Science Advances shows that stress from rising water temperatures reduces ability of corals to adapt to ocean acidification. About a quarter of the carbon emissions driving global warming are absorbed by the...
21/01/2021 | ZMT scientists in cooperation with colleagues from the University of South Florida and the China University of Geosciences are putting together a special issue of the Journal of Earth Science titled “Tropical Large Benthic Foraminifera: Adaption,...